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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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